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1. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with a superior olfactory sense, creates the world's finest perfume. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent.
Director: Tom Tykwer | Stars: Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman, Francesc Albiol
Votes: 265,878 | Gross: $2.22M
2. The Golden Glove (2019)
Not Rated | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Jonas Dassler, Vasiliki Georgina Pseimada, Christine Jensen, Greta Sophie Schmidt
Votes: 18,266
3. The Tin Drum (1979)
R | 142 min | Drama, War
In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.
Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: David Bennent, Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, Katharina Thalbach
Votes: 25,759
4. Center of My World (2016)
Unrated | 115 min | Drama, Romance
After a summer spent with his his best friend Kat to escape his family, Phil goes back to school and starts to question his feelings towards Nicholas, a new classmate.
Director: Jakob M. Erwa | Stars: Louis Hofmann, Jannik Schümann, Sabine Timoteo, Ada Philine Stappenbeck
Votes: 7,236
5. Death in Venice (1971)
GP | 130 min | Drama, Romance
While recovering in Venice, sickly composer Gustav von Aschenbach becomes dangerously fixated with teenager Tadzio.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Romolo Valli, Mark Burns, Nora Ricci
Votes: 23,045 | Gross: $0.15M
6. Alone in Berlin (2016)
R | 103 min | Drama, History, War
After a Nazi German working class couple loses their son in World War II, they decide to retaliate by secretly leafletting handwritten cards in Berlin denouncing their government.
Director: Vincent Perez | Stars: Louis Hofmann, Emil von Schönfels, Katrin Pollitt, Sammy Scheuritzel
Votes: 9,976
7. Snow White (2012)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Fantasy
A twist on the Snow White fairy tale that is set in 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.
Director: Pablo Berger | Stars: Maribel Verdú, Emilio Gavira, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ángela Molina
Votes: 11,640 | Gross: $0.28M
8. Berlin Alexanderplatz (2020)
183 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A man from Guinea-Bissau moves to Germany, where he is befriended by a drug dealer and two women.
Director: Burhan Qurbani | Stars: Welket Bungué, Albrecht Schuch, Jella Haase, Annabelle Mandeng
Votes: 3,890
9. The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)
Not Rated | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The outrageous Baron Munchausen tells of his many adventures, from meeting the Man in the Moon to defeating a Turkish army all by himself.
Director: Karel Zeman | Stars: Milos Kopecký, Rudolf Jelínek, Jana Brejchová, Karel Höger
Votes: 3,034
10. Narcissus and Goldmund (2020)
110 min | Drama
Goldmund is to study in the monastery Mariabronn. His father sent him there. There he meets a religious monk named Narziss. He has subjected himself to a strict life and lives completely ascetically.
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky | Stars: Jannis Niewöhner, Sabin Tambrea, Henriette Confurius, Emilia Schüle
Votes: 1,100
11. The Little Witch (2018)
103 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The story of a young and nice witch who learns everything there is to know about magic, in order to be accepted by the other older mean witches.
Director: Mike Schaerer | Stars: Karoline Herfurth, Axel Prahl, Luis Vorbach, Momo Beier
Votes: 1,519
12. Krabat (2008)
120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
A boy learns the black arts from an evil sorcerer.
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner | Stars: David Kross, Christian Redl, Daniel Brühl, Robert Stadlober
Votes: 6,854
13. My Blind Date with Life (2017)
111 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
An ambitious young man struggles to achieve his dream of becoming an employee in a Munich luxury hotel despite being strongly visually impaired.
Director: Marc Rothemund | Stars: Kostja Ullmann, Jacob Matschenz, Anna Maria Mühe, Johann von Bülow
Votes: 5,780
14. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978)
73 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A young boy becomes an apprentice for a mysterious sorcerer, working at the sorcerer's strange and sinister mill where secretive black magic is being taught and performed at a very heavy price.
Director: Karel Zeman | Stars: Ludek Munzar, Jaroslav Moucka, Christian Brückner, Friedrich Schütter
Votes: 1,182
15. Stambul Garden (2021)
Unrated | 89 min | Drama
Janik and Samuel are very close. After high school, they plan to go to Turkey in search of Samuel's father, whose name they only know. However, shortly before their departure, Janik makes a mistake that calls everything into question.
Director: Ilker Çatak | Stars: Emil von Schönfels, Mekyas Mulugeta, Katharina Behrens, Nicole Marischka
Votes: 450
16. The Little Ghost (2013)
PG | 92 min | Family, Fantasy
The Little Ghost lives in the castle over looking a small town and awakens for precisely one hour after the clock strikes midnight. Follow him on this adventure to see his first sunrise ever!
Director: Alain Gsponer | Stars: Jonas Holdenrieder, Emily Kusche, Nico Hartung, Herbert Knaup
Votes: 640
17. Jacob the Liar (1974)
100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A Jewish ghetto in central Europe, 1944. By coincidence, Jakob Heym eavesdrops on a German radio broadcast announcing the Soviet Army is making slow by steady progress towards central ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Beyer | Stars: Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck, Henry Hübchen, Blanche Kommerell
Votes: 1,378
18. And Next Year at Lake Balaton (1980)
85 min | Adventure, Comedy
A true road movie. Set in the 1970-s, in Communist Central Europe. An East German guy with a Dutch girl -- hitchhiking their way, with all sorts of adventures. This movie feels like you're on a holiday yourself.
Director: Herrmann Zschoche | Stars: Gudrun Ritter, Peter Bause, Odette Bereska, Fred Delmare
Votes: 137
19. Hunting Scenes from Bavaria (1969)
88 min | Drama, Horror
Abram returns to his small village and although his repairing skills are needed, people's suspicion about his sexual preferences make his life hard.
Director: Peter Fleischmann | Stars: Martin Sperr, Angela Winkler, Else Quecke, Michael Strixner
Votes: 756
20. Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (2006)
94 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
Children's story about an always-unlucky Highwayman of of the southern-German forests in the late-19th century, featuring witty grammification by the author in, of course, German language.
Director: Gernot Roll | Stars: Armin Rohde, Martin Stührk, Manuel Steitz, Rufus Beck
Votes: 534
21. Little Man, What Now? (1934)
Passed | 98 min | Drama, Romance
A young couple struggling against poverty must keep their marriage a secret in order for the husband to keep his job, as his boss doesn't like to hire married men.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Margaret Sullavan, Douglass Montgomery, Alan Hale, Catherine Doucet
Votes: 641
22. Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale (2019)
86 min | Animation, Family, History
East Germany, 1989. 12 year old Fritzi takes care of her best friend Sophie's dog Sputnik, while Sophie's family is on summer vacation in Hungary. When Sophie doesn't come back from vacation, Fritzi and Sputnik set out in search of her.
Directors: Matthias Bruhn, Ralf Kukula | Stars: Ali Lyons, Oisin Conroy, Lucy Carolan, James O'Donohue
Votes: 351
23. Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (1974)
114 min | Family, Comedy
The smart robber Hotzenplotz attacks Kasperl's Grandmother and steals her coffee grinder, which is very valuable to her as it was a gift from Kasperl and Seppel.
Director: Gustav Ehmck | Stars: Gert Fröbe, Lina Carstens, Rainer Basedow, David Friedman
Votes: 436
24. Donnerwetter! Donnerwetter! Bonifatius Kiesewetter (1969)
90 min | Comedy
Popular cheeky character from 19th century German literature, Bonifatius Kiesewetter, is a magnet for the ladies, but he has his eyes set on the Baroness, her daughters and her estate.
Director: Helmut Weiss | Stars: Vladimír Klos, Paul Dahlke, Loni Heuser, Petra Perry
Votes: 31
25. Everyone Dies Alone (1976)
106 min | Drama
When they start losing family members and neighbors due to World War II and the German government's policies, a quiet married couple becomes disillusioned and begins spreading leaflets against the government - a crime punishable by death.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Hildegard Knef, Carl Raddatz, Sylvia Manas, Martin Hirthe
Votes: 267
26. Ein Mann will nach oben (1978– )
60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
After the death of his father, young Karl Siebrecht goes to Berlin to make a fortune.
Stars: Mathieu Carrière, Ursela Monn, Karl Michael Vogler, Walter Buschhoff
Votes: 115
27. Neues vom Räuber Hotzenplotz (1979)
103 min | Family
Director: Gustav Ehmck | Stars: Peter Kern, Peter Traxler, Wolfgang Katzer, Barbara Valentin
Votes: 46
28. Garbage, the City and Death (2012)
74 min | Drama
The screenplay (Der Müll, die Stadt und der Tod) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder inspired a theatre production by Dusan David Parízek. The screenplay and the production in turn inspired the ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Hrebejk | Stars: Jirí Cerný, Stefan Chovanec, Martin Finger, Stanislav Majer
Votes: 78
29. Jeder stirbt für sich allein (1962 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
In wartime Berlin, a factory foreman, Otto Quangel and his wife Anna learn that their only son Paul has been killed in action in France. In their grief, the couple decide to take action ... See full summary »
Director: Falk Harnack | Stars: Alfred Schieske, Edith Schultze-Westrum, Anneli Granget, Hartmut Reck
Votes: 48
30. Der Trinker (1995 TV Movie)
99 min | Drama
While his company is facing drastic financial problems, a former drinker suffers a relapse.
Director: Tom Toelle | Stars: Harald Juhnke, Jutta Wachowiak, Deborah Kaufmann, Eberhard Esche
Votes: 168
31. A little witch (1984)
96 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Director: Zdenek Smetana | Star: Jirina Bohdalová
Votes: 153
32. Jeder stirbt für sich allein (1970– )
307 min | Drama, War
A German couple start a silent campaign against Hitler's dictatorial reign after the loss of their only son at the front
Stars: Erwin Geschonneck, Elsa Grube-Deister, Christine Schorn, Friedrich Richter
Votes: 16
33. Kleiner Mann - was nun? (1967 TV Movie)
220 min | Drama
Director: Hans-Joachim Kasprzik | Stars: Arno Wyzniewski, Inge Keller, Jutta Hoffmann, Kaspar Eichel
Votes: 26
34. Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben (1973– )
450 min
Stars: Ernst Jacobi, Arno Assmann, Eberhard Fechner, Kurt A. Jung
Votes: 27
35. Die Geschichte vom goldenen Taler (1985 TV Movie)
83 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Bodo Fürneisen | Stars: Klaus Bamberg, Dirk Brennemann, Gerd Ehlers, Reiner Heise
Votes: 54
36. Das kleine Gespenst (1992)
86 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A little ghost longs to see the world in daylight. When his wish comes true, chaos ensues.
Director: Curt Linda | Stars: Elfriede Kuzmany, Gustl Weishappel, Eva Kinsky, Niels Clausnitzer
Votes: 71
37. Little Man What Now (1933)
100 min | Drama
A young couple struggling against poverty must keep their marriage a secret in order for the husband to keep his job, as his boss doesn't like to hire married men.
Directors: Berthold Viertel, Fritz Wendhausen | Stars: Hermann Thimig, Hertha Thiele, Viktor de Kowa, Ida Wüst
Votes: 22
38. Tutto da rifare pover'uomo (1960– )
300 min | Drama
Stars: Ferruccio De Ceresa, Carla Del Poggio, Susanna Warsten Gregersen, Laura Betti
Votes: 9
39. Vyhnanství (1982 TV Movie)
134 min | Drama
Director: Jirí Adamec | Stars: Eliska Balzerová, Petr Hanicinec, Ondrej Havelka, Jana Hlavácová
40. Die dumme Augustine (1993)
87 min | Comedy, Family
Film from a circus environment where all the artists are circus artists also outside the manege. The circus' main attraction is the clown August, but one day he gets a toothache and his wife, Augustine, has to take over his job.
Director: Juraj Herz | Stars: Therese Herz, Juraj Herz, Jirí Schmitzer, Bernhard Paul
Votes: 15
41. Der eiserne Gustav (1979)
385 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Gustav is the last cab driver with a horse drawn carriage in Berlin in the late 1920s, when motor taxis have taken over. He refuses to retire, and decides to drive his his horse and ... See full summary »
Stars: Gustav Knuth, Eva Brumby, Eos Schopohl, Volker Lechtenbrink
Votes: 25
42. Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (1967 TV Movie)
53 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Kasperle and Seppl have exciting adventures to face. Both are feuding with the evil robber Hotzenplotz and his friend, the great magician Petrosilius Zwackelmann. Kasperle and Seppl only ... See full summary »
Director: Harald Schäfer | Stars: Max Bößl, Manfred Jenning, Hannelore Marschall, Hanns-Joachim Marschall
Votes: 29
43. Wolf unter Wölfen (1964– )
Drama
Stars: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Wolfgang Langhoff, Herbert Köfer, Walter Niklaus
Votes: 37
44. Kleiner Mann - was nun? (1973 TV Movie)
133 min | Drama
Director: Peter Zadek | Stars: Hannelore Hoger, Rosel Zech, Hans Mahnke, Karl Friedrich
Votes: 10
45. Rivalové (1969 TV Movie)
Comedy
Directors: Jan Flak, Bedrich Jansa | Stars: Václav Antos, Milena Asmanová, Bedrich Kolliner, Anna Kratochvilova
46. Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frisst... (1962– )
252 min | Drama
After serving five years Willi soon learns that his new life is another kind of prison since no one trusts an ex-convict. His uphill struggle for a job and shattered hopes of a normal existence grind him down to utter despair.
Stars: Klaus Kammer, Siegurd Fitzek, Peter Ehrlich, Ursula Dirichs
Votes: 9
47. Altes Herz geht auf die Reise (1947)
87 min | Drama
Director: Carl Junghans | Stars: Gerhard Bienert, Vera Complojer, Maly Delschaft, Heinz Dugall
Votes: 19
48. Ryba ve ctyrech (1987 TV Movie)
Comedy, Crime
Director: Pavlina Moskalykova | Stars: Jirina Bohdalová, Blanka Bohdanová, Kveta Fialová, Rudolf Hrusínský
Votes: 20
49. O nosate carodejnici (1984 TV Movie)
53 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director: Jirina Pokorná-Makoszová | Stars: Ladislava Kozderková, Ondrej Havelka, Zdena Hadrbolcová, Josef Vetrovec
Votes: 20
50. Der Trinker (1967 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Director: Dietrich Haugk | Stars: Siegfried Lowitz, Anton Reimer, Günther Neutze, Fritz Schmiedel
Votes: 23